Query Fan-Out Tracking

See the searches AI runs before it answers. Find out which of those hidden queries name your brand, which brands they surface, and which terms to target.

No complicated setup. Fan-out queries are captured from the prompts you already track.

Built for teams tracking AI visibility across

AI searches before it answers

When a buyer asks AI a question, it often runs several web searches behind the scenes and builds its answer from the results. Those searches are called query fan-out. If you don't show up for them, you're less likely to show up in the answer.

Distinct Fan-Outs

Unique searches AI ran for your tracked prompts.

Total Occurrences

How many times those searches were run in total.

Fan-Outs per Prompt

Average number of searches behind each prompt.

Fan-Outs Naming You

Searches that include your brand.

Everything You Need for Query Fan-Out Tracking

Six ways to see and act on the searches behind AI answers.

Distinct Fan-Out Queries

See every unique search AI ran for your tracked prompts.

Total Occurrences

Know which queries AI runs again and again.

Fan-Outs per Prompt

See how many searches sit behind each buyer question.

Fan-Outs Naming You

Find the queries where your brand already appears.

Brands Mentioned

See which brands AI's searches surface alongside yours.

Common Terms

Spot the words AI searches for most, and export everything to CSV.

Pair query fan-out with citation tracking: fan-out shows what AI searched for, and citations show which pages it chose.

What our customers say

Building Radar logo

“From an ROI perspective, improved AI and search visibility resulted in about a 3x return, supported by materially higher inbound demand.”

Leopold Neuerburg, Managing Director at Building Radar

Leopold Neuerburg

Managing Director, Building Radar

Photoroom Logo

“Subsig gave us a clear, structured view of how Photoroom shows up across AI-driven discovery and reputation channels. That made it much easier to prioritise where to focus.”

Matt Rouif at Photoroom

Matt Rouif

Co-founder and CEO, Photoroom

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“Subsig supported faster activation by highlighting where improvements in visibility and reputation would have the highest downstream impact.”

Nicolas Heymann at kittle

Nicolas Heymann

Founder and CEO, Kittl

We run the work that gets you cited

We scope the mix to your category, then ship the work every month. You approve. We do the work.

Answer Engine Optimization

Shape how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews describe your brand

SEO for AI

Get cited in the search and AI answers your buyers read before they buy.

Review Management

Turn happy customers into reviews on G2, Capterra and Trustpilot, the sources AI reads

Reddit Marketing

Show up in the Reddit threads that buyers and AI models trust.

AI assistants citing a brand / Review and community platforms: G2, Google, Reddit, Trustpilot

See the Searches Behind AI Answers

Find out what AI searches for before it recommends a brand in your category, and make sure you show up.

See how AI ranks you

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product

vis.

pos.

1

Slack

84%

2.1

2

Ms. Teams

62%

2.4

3

Zoom

60%

2.8

4

Discord

34%

2.9

5

Loom

34%

2.9

6

Northpeak

31%

3.1

Read the signals AI trusts

✓

Trustpilot

✓

App Store

✓

Reddit

✓

Subscribed.fyi

✓

YouTube

Close the gaps automatically

AI visibility gap report

Overall visibility

62%

Gaps identified

7

Visibility by AI platform

ChatGPT

52%

Google AI Overviews

44%

Perplexity

35%

Frequently Asked Questions

Query fan-out is the set of web searches an AI assistant runs behind the scenes before it writes its answer.

What is query fan-out?

Why does query fan-out matter for SEO?

How does Subsig capture fan-out queries?

How is query fan-out different from prompt tracking?

Can I export fan-out queries?